South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-25
MRS. SHINGLES DINNER
A THANKSGIVING STORY.

"Uxor, said Mrs. Penelope Single
on the day before Thanksgiving, sour
girl thinks She would like to 80 out to
spend the day tomorrow, and we are to
have no company ] thought / could
cook our little turkey and told her so.
| suppose there is no objection 10 her
goingi' and Mrs Single passed her
cat a saucer of cream.
Mr.. Shinglc, by repeated bending
back and forth, like one often tries to
part wire, was trying to break in two
piece of the hired girls toast, but he
paused and looked up. Seeing that his
wife was IN earnest, he simply remarked:
VERY well, my dear as YOU please, :"
and went on with his work OF the toast's
disintegration.
II will have the turkey basted and
ihe oyster stuffing cooked tonight, you
know, dear, so that all / will have to do
tomorrow is simply to put the turkey in
he oven, keep it there an hour, and
heat the stuffing on top of the stove.
Tho vegetables / know / can cook
aicely. l must broil the cranberries
about an hour before the turkey goes
INTO the oven, the girl tells me, aud the
celery simply wants to be warmed on
he back plate of the range. Yes, she
old me about that. think / can get
along very nicely, dear, If you don't
come home too early. You must give
me till about s."
"All right, Dollic," said Mr.. Single,
as he finally tore his toast apart, 'but
do you think you can get the dinner up
without hclpw
Certainly, Uxor; why notg'
"Ihero is no reason, of course, my
dear" said Mr.. Shinglc, calamity. 81
have no doubt it will be glorious meal.
| was only thinking, from description
81 your own plan, that something might
&c needed. Do you remember that beau
'iful breakfast you were once going TO
get up for me with your own two pretty
hands, 1t was little breakfast for your
mamma and me, and the piece de resist
'nce was to be broiled kidneys. re-
member, If you do not how bravely YOU
'aliied out in your new sealskin to give
Tour own order, aud / remember how
he butcher laughed when you tripped
n and asked the man of flesh if be had
any sleeps 'gizzards.' The man. with
Inc brutality of most butchers, retortcd
hat he had not, but he did have some
chicken portcrhouses, which was the
Iame thing and you told him 10 send up
our. Do you remember that, dear2'
''Now, ] just don't care. tried to
30 the be- best land and" (snufilc. }
There, there" said Mr.. Single.
Ioothingly 81 didn't mean to say any,
hing to hurt you. There, there. Now,
IS to this dinner to morrow. Are vow
going to cook it,"
Eyes, indeed" said Mrs. Single.
Frightening up "The girl has told me
al how to do it, and, as she wants to
90, I've determined 10 LET her have her
own time
Mr.. ShiEglc said nothing, hut lie
walked quietly over TO the corner drug
store and began telcphoning to his
bachelor friends, asked where thcy were
going to dine, and If any werc going to
at at Billy Boyle's-if so he wanted
plate reserved. Not nm answer came
'reighted with hopo. All were going to
line out One or two were in doubt,
md these Mr.. Single came near invit-
ng to dine with him, but with all his
nesnness md sclfshness he forbore.
Mr. Single said "No, will not humil-
ate Penelope. ! will go alone 70 my
loom. Turkey in the oven, oyster
duffing cooked last night, cranbcrrieq
JroiIcd, - soliloquized Mr. Shinglo, eve
'hnll see what we shall see"
Mrs. Single had announced that din
acr would be ready at three o'clock.
Her liegc, IN order 10 make sure Of il.
arrived at 2 30 ooh! my darling.
am 90 glad you havo come" exclaimed
Mrs $. ~ am fixing up such lovely
little dinner But, dear. there is no oil
IN The house, no pepper, no vinegar. I've
searched everywhere, and II the girl has
hem don't know where she keen,
hem. Please go ont and get some"
But all the stores are closed, dear:
there Is nothing to be had now. Better
ct your what is it you want oil for
Lettuccl Oh lettuce is out Of season.
Let 1t go. How about the turkcyYo
"Well, it's in the oven. have tho
Ituhing here. Doesn't IL look nicei
suppose ought 10 have put the liver
md gizzard with the stuAing, but it,,
just as we'll perhaps to have them in tn,
,osst pan. That's the way the girl told